Legal Opinion
Judge v. Pilot Oil Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 28, 2000No. 98-3369PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
On March 12, 1995, Quentin E. Pops, a security guard employed by Industrial Security Management (ISM), allegedly shot and killed David Judge at a Gary, Indiana, truck stop. After the fatal attack, David’s parents, Patricia and Thomas, filed a wrongful death claim against Pilot Oil, ISM, and Quentin E. Pops arguing that, under Indiana’s choice-of-law rules, Utah law should control the issue of damages because: 1) their son was a resident and citizen of Utah; 2) David was employed by *336a Utah corporation; and 3) Utah permitted the recovery of additional damages. The district…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hubbard Manufacturing Co. v. GreesonIndiana Supreme Court · 1987
- Virgil Jean v. William E. DuganCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Maroon v. State, Department of Mental HealthIndiana Court of Appeals · 1980
- Tompkins v. IsbellIndiana Court of Appeals · 1989
- Cox Ex Rel. Zick v. NicholsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1998
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3Cited by6 opinions
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